shift cable king cobra

mr gibbs2

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Have to replace my shift cable on my GW gulfstream its been in there for many years , I have the famous 460 king cobra ,it been a great setup but at some point I will re power with a 7.4 . anyway I have a few questions
1 Had to cut cable at transom could not pull out and cable was split, and frozen, hard to turn nut on the back of the to remove it. Witch way does the cable come out pulling from the outside of boat \? Not moving easily either way I don?t want to break something , looks like it comes out from the back of the boat the hose inside of the boat is straight up should it be moved to get it out .
2 Does any one know the proper part # the book says# 0983950 the new # is 0987662 it?s a kit with a shift arm this boat has been updated long ago ,lookin at the different cables the king cobra cable has a threads facing outwards bell crank looks good, bellows were done a few years back .
 

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bruceb58

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Re: shift cable king cobra

What year is your drive? That is a dog gear shift set up.
 

mr gibbs2

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Re: shift cable king cobra

Thanks looked at post looks like I will pull it out from the back .1987 omc 460 dog clutch large case. Anyone know the part # for the shift cable ? 987661 ?
 

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Bulbash

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Re: shift cable king cobra

Shift cable OMC p/n 987661 Sierra p/n 018-22451
 

mr gibbs2

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Re: shift cable king cobra

Thanks ,it seems most dealers only know of the kit part #.,so now I will save about $ 100 bucks on the cable .
 

Bulbash

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Re: shift cable king cobra

What is in the kit?

Never seen a shift cable kit... My only concern that there are two different shift cables for OMC... Maybe he was quoted for the wrong one...
 

mr gibbs2

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Re: shift cable king cobra

Maybe I'm wrong, but the kit comes with a new arm to mount on the shift plate on the motor where the drive cable mounts by the interrupter switch. 0987762 is in the parts manual as a shift kit . My dealer only has that part # and it's 250 bucks that's all he knows I will ask to see both cables then decide
 

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